Which to use
“schwierige” and “schwieriges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,352
- “schwierige” frequency rank
- #19,034
- “schwieriges” frequency rank
- 25386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwierige | schwieriges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwierig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwierig |
Where the eye mixes schwierige and schwieriges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. schwierige runs 10 letters (CCCCVVCVCV) against schwieriges's 11 (CCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between schwierige and schwieriges
A purely visual mix-up. schwierige ([ˈʃviːʁɪɡə]) and schwieriges ([ˈʃviːʁɪɡəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “schwierige” sits inside “schwieriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwierige is recorded at frequency rank #6,352, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃviːʁɪɡə]. schwieriges is at rank #19,034, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃviːʁɪɡəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 25386, this pair ranks #1,834,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwierige vs schwieriges
Shared letters: ceghirsw. Private to "schwierige": -. Private to "schwieriges": -.
"schwierige" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVVCVCV · "schwieriges" · 11 letters · shape CCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwierige ← cshwierige · scchwierige · schhwierige · schiwerige · schweirige · schwieirge · schwiergie · schwierieg
- schwieriges ← cshwieriges · scchwieriges · schhwieriges · schiweriges · schweiriges · schwieirges · schwiergies · schwieriegs
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schwierige" and "schwieriges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "schwierige" or "schwieriges" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schwierige" and "schwieriges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwierige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwieriges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,834,083 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwierige" and "schwieriges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schweige vs schwierige". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,834,083 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.